Date:13/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/13/stories/2008091362022000.htm

Sport - Sports : General

Vijetha enters final

HYDERABAD: N.V.S. Vijetha of Hyderabad defeated teammate Vishal Dev Reddy 25-23, 17-21, 21-19 to enter the boys’ singles final in the State sub-junior (under-16) badminton championship for boys and girls at the GHMC Indoor Stadium (Amberpet), here on Friday.

The results: Boys: Singles: Semifinals: N.V.S. Vijetha (Hyd) bt Vishal Dev Reddy (Hyd) 25-23, 17-21, 21-19; C. Rohith Yadav (Hyd) bt Sri Teja (Knl) 21-9, 21-7. Quarterfinals: Vijetha bt K. Srikanth (Gnt) 21-10, 19-21, 21-12; Vishal bt B. Venkatesh (Sklm) 21-17, 21-17; Rohit bt K.P. Chaitanya (Sklm) 21-7, 21-8; Sri Teja (Knl) bt T. Nagendra (Sklm) 21-8, 17-21, 21-16.

Girls: Singles: Quarterfinals: P.V. Sindhu (Hyd) bt Samhita (RR) 21-5, 21-11; Sudha Kalyani (Knl) bt Ruthvika Shivani (Khm) 21-10, 21-9; Krupali (Hyd) bt Manisha (Hyd) 16-21, 21-18, 21-17; Meghana (RR) bt R. Leela Laxmi (Ctr) 21-16, 21-16.

Doubles: Semifinals: P.V. Sindhu & Manisha (Hyd) bt Sudha Kalyani & Samhita (Knl) 21-15, 21-13; Meghana & Pramada (RR) bt Leela Laxmi & Jamuna Rani (Ctr) 21-13, 21-19.

Nellore posts win

Nellore girls defeated Kapada 8-2 in the preliminary round of the State-level inter-School kho-kho championship at Saroornagar, here.

The results: Boys: Ranga Reddy bt Adilabad 5-3; East Godavari bt Adilabad 7-2; Nalgonda bt West Godavari 5-4; Kadapa bt Krishna 7-5; Medak bt Visakhapatnam 7-3; Mahaboobnagar bt Vizianagaram 9-8; Khammam bt Chittoor 10-7; Warangal bt Nellore 8-4; Karimnagar bt Kadapa 10-3; Khammam bt Hyderabad 11-5; Adilabad bt Srikakulam 6-5; Kurnool bt Visakhapatnam 13-4.

Girls: Nellore bt Kadapa 8-2; Srikakulam bt Krishna 6-2; Medak bt Hyderabad 7-1; Warangal bt West Godavari 5-4; Anantapur bt Adilabad 3-2; Prakasham bt Vizianagaram 2-0; East Godavari bt Hyderabad 8-0; Nellore bt Visakhapatnam 5-0.

Cash award for Saina

The Andhra Pradesh Badminton Association will present Rs. 1.5 lakh to Saina Nehwal, who reached the quarterfinals in the Beijing Olympics, at a function at the GHMC Indoor Stadium in Amberpet on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Harvir Singh, Saina’s father, will receive the prize on her behalf as she is at present playing in the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix.

Corporate table tennis

The Solivar Cup corporate table tennis tournament will be held on September 27 and 28 at the Vijayanagar Colony Indoor Stadium here.

Contact 9989049000 or 9985390000 for details.

Tournament rescheduled

The ACA seniors’ inter-zone tournament between Central and North for the Venkatagiri Cup (Ranji selection) at the Port stadium, Visakhapatnam, has been rescheduled.

The four-day matches have been reduced to three-day affairs. The Central vs. North match will be held from September 14 to 16, followed by the South vs. Central from September 18 to 20 and South vs. North from September 22 to 24.